Military hardiness as a buffer of psychological health on return from deployment

Military hardiness, the context-specific adaptation of psychological hardiness, is explored as it relates to military occupational stressors. It was hypothesized that military hardiness would moderate the effects of deployment stressors on soldier health. In a survey study of 629 U.S. soldiers, depl...

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Published in:Military medicine 2006-02, Vol.171 (2), p.93-98
Main Authors: Dolan, Carol A, Adler, Amy B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Female
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Hypotheses
Male
Military deployment
Military personnel
Military Personnel - psychology
Military training
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Occupational stress
Psychology, Military
Regression Analysis
Stress, Psychological - psychology
United States
Variables
Work environment
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Summary:Military hardiness, the context-specific adaptation of psychological hardiness, is explored as it relates to military occupational stressors. It was hypothesized that military hardiness would moderate the effects of deployment stressors on soldier health. In a survey study of 629 U.S. soldiers, deployment stressors, military hardiness, and psychological and physical health were assessed during a peacekeeping deployment. Health was measured again after deployment. Results of moderated regression analyses partially supported the hypotheses; military hardiness moderated the impact of deployment stressors on depression after deployment, after controlling for depression during deployment. Implications for training military hardiness and applications to other occupational settings are discussed.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED.171.2.93